Madonna is in a reflective temper. Not solely is she about to embark on her very first best hits tour this yr, she additionally guarantees the self-directed biopic she’s spent years engaged on continues to be on the way in which in some kind or one other. So it solely is sensible that the Queen of Pop can be spending a while in her personal intensive archives. Fortunately for us (and her 18.9 million Instagram followers), she supplied a uncommon peek inside her storage.

Private archives appear to be all the craze amongst celebrities recently. Kim Kardashian has a devoted warehouse, whereas Chloë Sevigny makes use of an archiving service. Apparently Madge has been a long time forward of the sport, as a result of the house she confirmed off on Instagram is huge, with rows of rows of what we assume are costumes in garment baggage and much more house devoted to shelved submitting bins. We will solely guess in regards to the treasures saved inside, however Madonna lower proper to the chase by exhibiting off a few of her most well-known artifacts: her assortment of Jean Paul Gaultier-designed cone bras. Sure, in fact—she nonetheless has them.

Whereas Madonna wore some Gaultier designs all through the ’80s, the pair’s first official collaboration got here when the pop star requested the designer to do the costumes for her 1990 Blonde Ambition Tour, probably the most well-known of which have been the cone bras, an exaggerated tackle mid-century bullet bras. Though each events have supplied a lot extra to the tradition, they’ll each be perpetually linked to these clothes.

The primary piece Madge confirmed off, finished in a purple crushed velvet, appears to be a model of Gaultier’s first tackle the cone bra, proven throughout his fall 1984 assortment.

The opposite pairs appear to be the precise coned corset she wore in the course of the tour.

“[H]ow may I not take into consideration all of the unbelievable garments I acquired to put on and all of the superb designers I used to be fortunate sufficient to work with!!” wrote the pop icon. She additionally shared a narrative about how her mom (additionally named Madonna), may by no means afford a coat. “She at all times spent what little cash we had on our coats and I bear in mind standing exterior ready for the college bus with my mom shivering within the chilly in the midst of winter!! …Each time I placed on an unbelievable coat I consider my mom. I hope she likes my style in costumes, however most of all, I hope she’s heat!”

There are already rumors that the wardrobe for the upcoming The Celebration Tour consists of some kind of revival of the cone bra—although this glimpse into the Materials Lady archives has us interested by a correct museum vacation spot for a few of her extra iconic items. The Metropolitan Museum of Artwork’s Costume Institute has featured displays devoted each to rock and roll and, extra particularly, punk rock model prior to now. Are we not prepared for the pop music-themed Met Gala? Madonna in all probability has a few fourth of what they’d must exhibit sitting in storage.